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While it seems that Apple and Samsung are capturing most of the smartphone market, there are plenty of different models to choose from, representing several vendors and at least four popular platforms: Android, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone.

One regular reader recently wondered which current smartphone models are popular among the Ars cognoscenti, and we're curious, too. So we put together a mega poll, covering most of the popular models from the top manufacturers, as well as some catchall "other" and "none" categories.

So tell us: what is your current, primary smartphone? If you have more than one (for work or other such things), pick the one you use most often, or the one you personally chose for yourself. The list is long, so be sure you look over it carefully. While we tried to make sure we covered all the top models, feel free to tell us about a particular one you think deserves recognition in the comments.

380 Reader Comments

You do realize that between "feature phone" and "no phone" there's this thing called a "phone", right? I've got a TracFone for phone calls and an iPod Touch for "smart phone" features. Since I really only use the phone for travel and emergencies, I save hundreds of dollars over the course of the year with this setup.

The headline says that it is a 'smartphone' poll.

True. And I'm pointing out that there's the option of having all the features of a smart phone with two devices, with a lot of money left over every year.

Indeed, with the money you've saved, you can add a touch of [duct tape|velcro|hot glue], and be the envy of all!.

3 iPhones above 10% and I'm using the iPhone 4S, which is the current leader at over 12%. My wife and I both finally bought iPhones in February. No rush for the 5, I'll just wait for the 5S or whatever they call next year's model. Sprint's LTE will be built out by then too

Not just "no smartphone," no, no cellphone at all. I used to have a tracphone when I drove a lot, but it died about four years ago.

It's weird, I'm a software engineer, I love tech, I build my own computers... and I can not a beans worth for cellphones. Or facebook/social garbage(web, that is, my wife calls me a social butterfly).

Oh, I'll probably get another tracphone someday for emergencies in the car, but when I'm not at work or home... I'm not available. Leave me a message on my home phone, and I'll get back to you when I'm done with my REAL social life.

*Shrug* Oh, and for all the mobile craze, I have a wifi-only Nexus 7. Because... I only use it where I have wifi. Meets my needs, and noooo monthly bill (on top of existing services anyway, I guess I still have my internet bill)

A few thousand less a year, and a real social life in exchange? I really enjoy it. It makes tech sites a bit thin, though.

I am genuinely surprised the iOS is showing as well as it is on Ars. Despite the numerous Apple stories I was under the impression from the comments section, most readers prefer the more open nature of Android and the ability to tinker.

I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S which I really liked up until about a week ago when I upgraded to Android 4.0 and it suddenly takes about 45 seconds to load any screen, including the incoming call screen.

Nokia 603. Symbian is great and phone can be operated with one hand. There is nothing other than app support lacking on that OS compared to others and honestly there are exceptionally few I'm interested in as it is.

Still hoping that there will be something like N900 released (not by traitor Elop but by leftovers of nokia). I really want a physical keyboard and a phone that has a size that can be operated with one hand. Not a big fan of tablet-phones.

I am genuinely surprised the iOS is showing as well as it is on Ars. Despite the numerous Apple stories I was under the impression from the comments section, most readers prefer the more open nature of Android and the ability to tinker.

Judging the site by the story comments will definitely give you a false impression. Hit the forums for a better picture of what people use - the percentage of trolling is much lower there as well

Me Too !!! Awesome Comment.I refuse to Buy & Use a Smart Phone.Some say I am a Dinosaur but I am more laughing as I stare at my App.1500 piece paper based Rare Science Fiction and WW2 History Books.And my physical music/films I own which can all be willed to my heir as I want it to.

I have (right now, subject to change at any time) the HTC Amaze (TMOUS), HTC One X (Tegra3 variant) and the Samsung Galaxy S III (TMOUS variant with the S4 SoC). I voted S3....I had the Samsung Galaxy Note (original 5.3in) until May....that eMMC brick bug just got on my nerves (although it never affected me)

Also curious how just a few Android phones seem to capture most of that whole OS.

Aside from the obvious amounts of advertising, there's less fragmentation issues with the popular phones (more apps are tested and work on them), so more people gravitate towards them. As cool as some of the special snowflake handsets are, they're worthless w/o apps.

If you are having a problem with Arstechnica's poll and use ghostery, ad block, taco, etc that is blocking the poll from viewing... well... maybe you should stop using it on this site at least to give them AD REVENUE?! Come on, this is a great site that many visit weekly, or daily (in my case). Un block this one site from your filters so you can help support Ars and everything they do for us

My primary smart phone is a Nokia N900 running their Linux based Maemo OS. It's a really well made slider and the hardware specs are still competitive with many current sliders despite it being from late 2009. Much more real pocket computer than a smartphone, and I see why they felt the OS wasn't suitable for mass market end users. For technical users it really is a nice device and I'm a little sad that there won't be another like it.

I have a secondary which is a second hand Galaxy i5700 Android I got on ebay for £25. I've put CyanogenMod on it since it came with too much crapware and an outdated version of Android. It's nothing like as good as the N900 in most respects, but with Rmaps with the OpenStreetMap database for the whole country and Wikipedia using Aarddict it's pretty useful even without a data connection. Its a great cheap backup device for taking to gigs or hiking.

In general I'm a little disappointed that the pure slate format has become almost completely dominant & that Android is frequently crippled by the maker or network provider preinstalling crapware, locking the system down & failing to provide high quality updates to the OS. Custom ROMs, unlocking and complex rooting procedures are fine for the highly technical, but aren't convenient or easy for average customers. I would love to see more genuinely open, high end, well built Android phones, preferably with a hardware keyboard - but I guess I'm not a typical customer.

How representative do you actually expect these numbers to be when the leading Android phone on the list is mislabeled? How many people looked over "Samsung/Google Nexus" not realizing that it was in fact the "Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus"?

Since my HTC / Google Nexus One wasn't an option, I voted for the phone that's about 12 hours away from replacing it; the Samsung / Google Nexus (which I assume was meant to indicate the Galaxy Nexus). It's also replacing my work-issued BB Curve, since I'm tired of carrying two devices and the approval chain for the change is, in a nutshell, me.

My primary smart phone is a Nokia N900 running their Linux based Maemo OS. It's a really well made slider and the hardware specs are still competitive with many current sliders despite it being from late 2009. Much more real pocket computer than a smartphone, and I see why they felt the OS wasn't suitable for mass market end users. For technical users it really is a nice device and I'm a little sad that there won't be another like it.

Another N900 user. Actually, they felt Maemo was suitable for mass market, at least up until MS took over. The original plan was to use Maemo (or Meego) for all of their higher end phones eventually.

There may yet be another good Linux phone, Jolla Mobile (made of former Nokia N900/N9/N950 people) is working on a Meego phone. I doubt it will be fully as good, though, it is Meego instead of Maemo, and even if it is a slider (I hope it is!) I have doubts it will have a resistive touch screen. I really wish capacitive screens hadn't taken over.

Anyway, since it isn't clear what Jolla will produce, I am still looking to stock up on N900s. I refuse to use any of the crap that is out there now.

I used to have a Pre 2, but I've went to a Feature Phone for the time being. There's no Android model that screams "Buy Me!" at the current moment, as well as the fact that I refuse to purchase anything from Samsung or Windows Phone (sure, 8 is coming out, but when 9 is released, software for 8 just hits a wall... a lesson they still haven't learned from Windows Mobile 5/6), and I can't afford anything from Apple (including a 2 year contract to go with it.)

So, my options are limited. Still waiting for the Android porridge that tastes just right with a prepaid plan (without resorting to using Android 2.X devices that are still being released).

LG Optimus V — I don't really like it any more, but it's 1/3 the cost of a phone on the major carriers. I'm thinking of upgrading to an iPhone 5 some time soon. Hopefully Virgin will carry it, failing that if I can get one on my family's Verison family plan for <$50/month it'll break even with Virgin's prices over two years (plus the SIM slot will be unlocked).

I loved this phone for a year or so, now it's soured me towards Android. It got one official OS update and was then abandoned (despite still being sold). I'm running a CyanogenMod build, but that's now running a few OS versions behind and has a lot of bugs. Lots of programs run slower and hang more often than they used to (progress marches on regrettably fast in smartphones...). It also has storage constraints comparable to my first computer, a 286 (admittedly, newer android devices generally have a lot more storage).